I know you're all here for the pictures so I'll start with that:
Two line troopers.
Two more.
The corporal and sergeant. The corporal has an empire flagellant head with a greenstuff grotesk and strap, the tommy gun is from MaxMini. (I told you I couldn't wait to use it!) The sergeant is the first MaxMini head of that style to keep its spikes. I think it fits his axe-murderer look, but I'm still not certain I will leave them. The sergeant's arms are from an empire flagellant and the axe head is from a chaos marauder. Note the khorne symbol on the chest since he is without shoulderpads.
Plasma gunner and trooper. The plasmagun is from a chaos raptor and is smaller and thinner than most marine sized weapons, perfect for a mere mortal. (Thanks Trent!) I used the flamer to give it a strap, and the left arm from the cadian heavy weapons team, the one that ends up near the face to make it look like he's yelling.
I chopped the connector off a flamer tank bit and used it to attach a plasticard tube to the flamer hose. The plasticard is simply a tube with plasticard glued to either end and several small plasticard strips glued on horizontally for detail.
Stubby autocannon. I didn't like the pose of the old assistant gunner, so he was busted back to private. The new assistant gunner has a full drum made from gluing two of the heavy weapons extra half-drums together and greenstuffing the gap. He also has a las-carbine. Rolled up greenstuff on the base will be painted as spent shells. The barely visible stub-revolver on the rock next to the gunner is from necromunda.
Here were the votes from my earlier poll:
The rocks on the Blood Pact bases, are they too bright?
Two line troopers.
Two more.
The corporal and sergeant. The corporal has an empire flagellant head with a greenstuff grotesk and strap, the tommy gun is from MaxMini. (I told you I couldn't wait to use it!) The sergeant is the first MaxMini head of that style to keep its spikes. I think it fits his axe-murderer look, but I'm still not certain I will leave them. The sergeant's arms are from an empire flagellant and the axe head is from a chaos marauder. Note the khorne symbol on the chest since he is without shoulderpads.
Plasma gunner and trooper. The plasmagun is from a chaos raptor and is smaller and thinner than most marine sized weapons, perfect for a mere mortal. (Thanks Trent!) I used the flamer to give it a strap, and the left arm from the cadian heavy weapons team, the one that ends up near the face to make it look like he's yelling.
I chopped the connector off a flamer tank bit and used it to attach a plasticard tube to the flamer hose. The plasticard is simply a tube with plasticard glued to either end and several small plasticard strips glued on horizontally for detail.
Stubby autocannon. I didn't like the pose of the old assistant gunner, so he was busted back to private. The new assistant gunner has a full drum made from gluing two of the heavy weapons extra half-drums together and greenstuffing the gap. He also has a las-carbine. Rolled up greenstuff on the base will be painted as spent shells. The barely visible stub-revolver on the rock next to the gunner is from necromunda.
Here were the votes from my earlier poll:
The rocks on the Blood Pact bases, are they too bright?
Yes, tone down the blue.
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Yes, change the color to match the mud.
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No, it's fine as is.
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Lightly drybrush some white on the rocks and they'll look fine.
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It looks like a pretty even spread. I'll try out a few things, perhaps washing the rocks in devlan mud and then bringing the highlights back up.
Minor progress on the Stalk Tank since I've run out of plasticard tubing! I did pick up a razor saw and mitre box and it's helped immensely. For less than the price of a GW razor saw I picked up an Excel brand razor saw with removable blade and an aluminum mitre box for making straight cuts.
Next up: Painting squad 2, Loxatl, Stalk Tank
Keep em coming.
ReplyDeleteI have bought dome green stuff but have never used it before. If you ever put up a grotesque sculpting tutorial, I, for one, will pour over it.
John
I surely would if I sculpted them. :) They are the creation of MaxMini.eu, you can find them under "Fallen Legionnaire heads". Here is a link to their catalog: http://www.maxmini.eu/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12&zenid=bd573afef183b4f81ef9ea351394c5d8
ReplyDeleteWow. The one mask on the corporal is fantastic! Much better than any of the ones I've done... whenever I work with green stuff I feel like I'm just trying to push chewing gum into a vague shape, but your grotesque there has teeth and a well-developed nose and everything. I'm jealous. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, I see where the confusion is coming from. The greenstuff grotesk on the corporal is actually a press mold of the Sergeant's mask. If you look closely at the picture, you can see they are the same.
ReplyDeleteI mentioned making a press mold earlier for a pacter who's head didn't come with one, so I thought everyone would realize it was the same thing. Silly me. Maybe I'll do a tutorial?